WEST METRO SENIOR SOFTBALL

We've just received word that Dave Pahl, a longtime senior player in the Roseville League, passed away recently from liver cancer. Dave recently played for Bags out of Iowa, which won the over 65 national championships last September. A private burial will be held and Fort Snelling and a Celebration of Life will be hosted at the family home on April 10, 2021. To sign Dave's Guest Book or read his short obit, go here.

Wondering if we'll return to Domeball? So are we...

We are still in a COVID lockdown. We don't anticipate being able to return to Domeball anytime soon. Or perhaps at all, this year. We may not be able to put together a season until spring, but miracles happen! Stay tuned here and check your email often. You'll be one of the first 260 people in the league to hear the news! Until then, patience grasshopper!

Vaccination Update! (and other info from the Minnesota Dept of Health)

Vaccination info continues to change and evolve. Stay in touch by visiting the MDH site every day...that's how often it changes!

Here is a link to the State site with updated information.
https://mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/find-vaccine/index.jsp

Breaking News! (Well, slightly old news now, but still important...)

West Metro's Jim Nielsen and his COVID story were featured 7/24 on WCCO TV Sports!
Head here to watch the story...

Game Day Reminders
The Weather Stone - TEXT ALERTS HAVE RETURNED!
To get weather alerts to you quickly and conveniently, the weather stone will be back in use on the league website and the West Metro Facebook page. We have never called games during the Domeball season, but as a precaution, whenever the fields may be unplayable or the weather unbearable, we’ll try to have alerts posted and sent via email, Text Message, Facebook and the WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger alert systems by 7:45 a.m. If it’s an “Iffy” day, everyone in the league will receive an email alert and the weather stone will appear at the top of the league homepage. We'll also send messages to everyone that has signed up to receive them via Text, “WhatsApp” or “Facebook Messenger” alerts. To get those alerts, just Click HERE.
Note: If you choose to receive WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger alerts, you’ll need the correct app on your mobile phone. Instructions are on the sign-up page.

Domeball is played at the Holy Angels Academy StarDome. Maps and directions are available on our website: http://www.mnseniorsoftball.com/field-locations.html
Set-up & BP will begin at 8 a.m. - Please plan to arrive as close to 8 as possible to help setup and get checked in.
- Everyone at the park needs to have signed a liability waiver (including spectators- adults will sign waivers for any children attending)
- Everybody entering the park must have their temperature checked. Nobody with a temp over 100 degrees F will be admitted.
- Especially the first few days, while we see how this all works out, we're discouraging spectators at the park! Thanks for keeping the complications underwhelming.
Batting Practice starts at 8 a.m.
Game One will start at 8:30 a.m.
We will have Liability Waivers and Registration forms at the park.
Other Game-Day Notes:
Please bring the following to the ballpark every day.

A facemask or face gaiter
You own supply of water. The water fountain will not be in operation!
Hand Sanitizer
A folding chair – LABELED with your name.
Bring your own hat to the park until the new ones are delivered.
Once again, here’s the entry procedure for arrival at the park.
Please enter the dome via the Pavilion.
We will check everyone’s temperature with a no-touch thermometer
- Nobody with a temp above 100 degrees will be admitted
If you haven’t signed a Liability Waiver, be sure to ask for one at the Pavilion
If you’re a new player, be sure to say hi to Doc Hartshorn, John Hovde or Bruce Torgerson. They’ll get you introduced around and go over our rules.
If you, or anyone in your family or other regular contacts have any flu-like symptoms or a COVID-19 diagnosis in the past two weeks, please be considerate of everyone and don’t come to the ballpark.
If you get ill between game days, please let any of the board members know as soon as possible.

A Gift from Mike

Mike Marrinan attended a softball training session and wants to share what he learned! Here's a note, followed by a YouTube link that could help us all become better hitters! Thanks, Mike!

"I was invited to a Senior Softball Hitting Clinic hosted by Alan Tanner in Florida.
Alan is an elite Major plus softball player and a great ambassador of our game.
He posted this Video back in December of 2018. It's about an hour long.
I learned a lot and it is a lot to absorb. My hope is that anyone that watches this video can pick up something that makes them a better player."
- Mike Marrinan

Click here or on the Photo to see the video!

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Welcome!
Are you over 50 and looking to play some ball? Check out this video.

Ready to join the fun? Click here to print a registration form. Or Contact Us for more info.

Got info you'd like to share with the league? Why not send a note to the webmaster?

Important Links
Northwoods Division Summer Rules are Here...
National Division Summer Rules are Here...
Manager's Resources & Notes are Here

Did You Just Find Us? Or Forget to Sign-up? You Can Register and Join the League Anytime
General Summer Registration Information is available here
Want to know how we Operate? Go here!
The Registration Form is right here!
Our Liability Waiver is here. (required before participating...also available at the park.)

A couple of classics from the West Metro archives.

It's a new year, but we've got no new material. So we reached into the video vault to relive a couple of gems from years gone by. Enjoy!

Domeball Moments 2014-2015. This was our first compilation video from the Holy Angels Star Dome, filmed between Dec. 2014 and March 2015. Our poster boy is our very own Bob Lundegaard, former Star Tribune movie critic and close personal friend of movie titans, the Coen Brothers.

Recorded Dec 22, 2016, "West Metro Confidential" features many of our most entertaining players talking about some of their favorite moments from senior softball. The interviews were conducted at the VFW in Richfield where we would celebrate the holidays and the end of the year.

When we came to dome ball on Thursday, March 12, no one knew it would be our last games of the winter season. But everyone was talking about it! So sit back, wash your hands, don't touch your face, and watch as many of your fellow West Metro softball friends share their thoughts about the coronavirus (COVID-19). It's a serious subject, but leave it to senior ball players to not take the pandemic, or themselves, too seriously.

Inspired by the Rodney Crowell song of the same name, this video is a tribute to the men and women who just keep coming back, week after week, year after year, to West Metro Senior Softball.

Double your pleasure with two slow motion videos!

Recorded at the Stardome on Jan. 17, 2019. Shot and edited by Gary Bingner of Quasimodo Advertising and Hold Tight Video.

Shot Dec. 20, 2018 at the Stardome.
High-speed softball action, slowed down for your viewing pleasure.

A music video for all you winners out there.

Talkin' Senior Softball, Dec. 2017.

Get the New Year off to a winning start with this music video shot at the Holy Angels Dome in Richfield. (Music: Game Winner by Vulfpeck)

At our end-of-year VFW lunch, we chatted with a few enthusiastic players about what they love about West Metro Senior Softball. This video also includes some footage of the recently departed Gary Reagen.

The Weather Stone

Click The Stone for Current Weather & Forecasts

We're in Domeball Season!
It takes a LOT to slow us down during Domeball season. In fact, nobody remembers a time we've called it off because of weather. But if this section suddenly pops to the top of the page,
IT'S TIME FOR A WEATHER ALERT!!

​Wondering if we'll return to Domeball? So are we...